Resumption of the question of compensation

If you ask us to resume the question of compensation for permanent injury or compensation for loss of earning capacity, different rules apply, depending on whether you ask for resumption within 5 years from the date of our first decision letter or more than 5 years from the date of our first decision letter.

Within 5 years from the date of our first decision letter 

If we are to resume a claim within 5 years from the date of our first decision letter, the following requirements must be met:

• There must have been a substantial change in the factors on which we based our first decision

After 5 years from the date of the first decision letter

If you ask us to resume the question of compensation more than 5 years after the date of our first decision letter, we can only resume your claim if the following two requirements are met:

• There must be a substantial aggravation in your health condition or your other circumstances – for instance your annual earned income
• The aggravation must be likely, beyond reasonable doubt, to have been caused by your industrial injury